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> (The question I got wrong was related to stopping distances. Face it, do
> *you* know whether the quoted stopping distance at 70 MPH is 310 yards or
> 320 yards?
Oh come on, you mean you didn't simply memorise the deacceleration they were
assuming, then used a constant acceleration formula in the test to work it
out? :-)
> Because I have absolutely no clue. I also have no clue how far 320 yards
> *is* in the first place, so it seems kind of moot to me...)
About the distance between the "///" 300 metre exit marker and the actual
exit itself on the motorway. BTW most modern cars can stop from 70 mph in
well under 100 metres, but they seem to have not updated the test answers in
50 years to account for this.
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> However... is it a 2.0 T 16V or a 2.0 VVT?
>
> The documentation from the shop says it's the VVT. The stickers on the car
> itself just say "2.0 16V".
The VVT probably has 16V too. If you have the turbo you'd probably be able
to hear it, speed up to about 3000 rpm in 2nd or 3rd gear, then take your
foot off the throttle, you should be able to hear it making a faint high
pitch whining noise.
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>> (The question I got wrong was related to stopping distances. Face it,
>> do *you* know whether the quoted stopping distance at 70 MPH is 310
>> yards or 320 yards?
>
> Oh come on, you mean you didn't simply memorise the deacceleration they
> were assuming, then used a constant acceleration formula in the test to
> work it out? :-)
I didn't know much mechanics back then.
>> Because I have absolutely no clue. I also have no clue how far 320
>> yards *is* in the first place, so it seems kind of moot to me...)
>
> About the distance between the "///" 300 metre exit marker and the
> actual exit itself on the motorway.
Isn't that 300 yards, not 300 meters?
> BTW most modern cars can stop from
> 70 mph in well under 100 metres, but they seem to have not updated the
> test answers in 50 years to account for this.
Presumably because if you pass your driving test, you could be driving a
50 year old car. Hypothetically.
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scott wrote:
>> However... is it a 2.0 T 16V or a 2.0 VVT?
>>
>> The documentation from the shop says it's the VVT. The stickers on the
>> car itself just say "2.0 16V".
>
> The VVT probably has 16V too.
This is the problem.
> If you have the turbo you'd probably be
> able to hear it, speed up to about 3000 rpm in 2nd or 3rd gear, then
> take your foot off the throttle, you should be able to hear it making a
> faint high pitch whining noise.
One of the most striking things about this car is that it's quiet to the
point that you can barely tell whether the engine is actually running at
all.
From what I've seen, if a car has turbo, it constantly makes that
annoying whistling sound. Also, if you floor it, nothing happens for 4
seconds, and *then* it takes off like a rocket.
Neither of these things appear to be the case with my car. (Not that
I've actually tried driving it fast. I'm too busy constantly changing
gears to concentrate on the road...)
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Invisible wrote:
> It's got a CD-changer in the front, which is nice. It's slot-loading
> though, so any CDs you put in it are likely to get ruined. But then, I
> always use custom CDs for the car anyway. If one gets broke, I burn
> another copy.
Ooo... According to the spec sheet, the CD-changer is optional. And it
may or may not support MP3. I wonder how I find out?
You'd think there would be a big MP3 sticker splashed colourfully across
the dashboard, but I don't see one. Still, I guess I can burn a disk and
see what happens.
6 CDs is one thing, but if this sucker supports MP3, it can fit, like, 2
years' worth of music on there. And let's face it, a car has got to be
the ultimate place to use lossy compression. I mean, who's going to hear
the difference? The speaker systems is crap anyway, and there's so much
noise around...
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Invisible wrote:
> Also, if you floor it, nothing happens for 4
> seconds, and *then* it takes off like a rocket.
This happens in many cars, but mostly automatics, where the transmission is
shifting down thru those six gears to get to the one you want.
Also annoying if you can't start and stop easily while driving slowly (by
which I mean 10-15mph).
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Forget "focus follows mouse." When do
I get "focus follows gaze"?
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Darren New wrote:
> Invisible wrote:
>> Also, if you floor it, nothing happens for 4 seconds, and *then* it
>> takes off like a rocket.
>
> This happens in many cars, but mostly automatics, where the transmission
> is shifting down thru those six gears to get to the one you want.
>
> Also annoying if you can't start and stop easily while driving slowly
> (by which I mean 10-15mph).
This is mostly based on my experience of knackered old diesel engines.
They all had manual transmission, just lots of turbo-lag. (And
turbo-whistle too...)
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On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:21:29 +0000, Invisible wrote:
> Dre wrote:
>> <snip>
>>> It's got a CD-changer in the front, which is nice. It's slot-loading
>>> though, so any CDs you put in it are likely to get ruined.
>> <snip>
>>
>> O_o
>>
>> This logic astounds me!
>
> In what way?
Well, I don't know about Dre, but I've never had a problem with CDs being
damaged through a slot-loading CD player in my car (or anywhere, for that
matter).
Jim
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Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote:
> On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:21:29 +0000, Invisible wrote:
> > Dre wrote:
> >> <snip>
> >>> It's got a CD-changer in the front, which is nice. It's slot-loading
> >>> though, so any CDs you put in it are likely to get ruined.
> >> <snip>
> >>
> >> O_o
> >>
> >> This logic astounds me!
> >
> > In what way?
> Well, I don't know about Dre, but I've never had a problem with CDs being
> damaged through a slot-loading CD player in my car (or anywhere, for that
> matter).
Yeah, but where will you put your cup then?
--
- Warp
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On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:10:42 -0500, Warp wrote:
>> Well, I don't know about Dre, but I've never had a problem with CDs
>> being damaged through a slot-loading CD player in my car (or anywhere,
>> for that matter).
>
> Yeah, but where will you put your cup then?
My car came with cup holders - I splurged. ;-)
Jim
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